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January 29, 2018 at 8:25 pm #25820
The have had The coil mounts shaved, like mine, looking fine
January 29, 2018 at 9:51 pm #25821WHO does the shaving? They turned out great. Wouldn’t mind doing mine. If that’s the case
January 30, 2018 at 12:28 pm #25822WHO does the shaving? They turned out great. Wouldn’t mind doing mine. If that’s the case
You can easily do it yourself Cav. You just need to grind off the posts and then either weld up or use a high-temp epoxy to fill the little divots left behind. I had mine welded up and then used JB-Weld to fill in any imperfections as it has a temperature rating of 290°C.
February 1, 2018 at 10:00 am #25838
VRSenator065Participant- Adelaide SA
- VR Senator LSx454 1960 Kombi (project) 1921 Nash Hot Rod (future project)
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Posts: 5 777Just catching back up on the forum, cars looking schmick!! I was think Red Centre Nats as its relatively easy for me to get too, and just going by the social media posts seems they are a bit more cruisy about letting people have some fun. But yes, def have to get across to catch up with you guys on the east coast, in a big way….
February 1, 2018 at 9:32 pm #25848
Bdj_007Participant- 2002 Holden Vx Commodore 1986 Holden Vl Berlina
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Posts: 206WHO does the shaving? They turned out great. Wouldn’t mind doing mine. If that’s the case
You can easily do it yourself Cav. You just need to grind off the posts and then either weld up or use a high-temp epoxy to fill the little divots left behind. I had mine welded up and then used JB-Weld to fill in any imperfections as it has a temperature rating of 290°C.
Mine is just ppg deltron epoxy, ppg enviroprime high fill, ppg enviroprime surfacer g7 and 2 coats of ppg deltron gloss black.
very straight forward.
February 1, 2018 at 9:35 pm #25849
Bdj_007Participant- 2002 Holden Vx Commodore 1986 Holden Vl Berlina
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Posts: 206Just catching back up on the forum, cars looking schmick!! I was think Red Centre Nats as its relatively easy for me to get too, and just going by the social media posts seems they are a bit more cruisy about letting people have some fun. But yes, def have to get across to catch up with you guys on the east coast, in a big way….
haha fair call man! tbh i dont really know a whole lot about it. other than street machine frothing adam rogashs vk through the maccas drive through.
February 2, 2018 at 6:11 am #25850WHO does the shaving? They turned out great. Wouldn’t mind doing mine. If that’s the case
You can easily do it yourself Cav. You just need to grind off the posts and then either weld up or use a high-temp epoxy to fill the little divots left behind. I had mine welded up and then used JB-Weld to fill in any imperfections as it has a temperature rating of 290°C.
Mine is just ppg deltron epoxy, ppg enviroprime high fill, ppg enviroprime surfacer g7 and 2 coats of ppg deltron gloss black. very straight forward.
Had a look at my covers and realised they are different to the ls1’s. Would be a tonne of work involved in getting them smooth. Might just lash out on some billet covers.
February 2, 2018 at 9:41 am #25851Mine is just ppg deltron epoxy, ppg enviroprime high fill, ppg enviroprime surfacer g7 and 2 coats of ppg deltron gloss black. very straight forward.
Yeah, once I got mine welded up I thought It would of been easier to just slap some epoxy in the holes…
February 7, 2018 at 6:10 pm #25863
Bdj_007Participant- 2002 Holden Vx Commodore 1986 Holden Vl Berlina
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Posts: 206Mine is just ppg deltron epoxy, ppg enviroprime high fill, ppg enviroprime surfacer g7 and 2 coats of ppg deltron gloss black. very straight forward.
Yeah, once I got mine welded up I thought It would of been easier to just slap some epoxy in the holes…
you are thinking of epoxy eurothane aka sikaflex
expoxy is a high strength etch primer with anti corrosive properties.
good for heat and stuff thatll be around oil
February 7, 2018 at 6:11 pm #25864
Bdj_007Participant- 2002 Holden Vx Commodore 1986 Holden Vl Berlina
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Posts: 206WHO does the shaving? They turned out great. Wouldn’t mind doing mine. If that’s the case
You can easily do it yourself Cav. You just need to grind off the posts and then either weld up or use a high-temp epoxy to fill the little divots left behind. I had mine welded up and then used JB-Weld to fill in any imperfections as it has a temperature rating of 290°C.
Mine is just ppg deltron epoxy, ppg enviroprime high fill, ppg enviroprime surfacer g7 and 2 coats of ppg deltron gloss black. very straight forward.
Had a look at my covers and realised they are different to the ls1’s. Would be a tonne of work involved in getting them smooth. Might just lash out on some billet covers.
i think edelbrock have a new generation style covers in black. youll have to message scott mccafferty where he bought his.
February 8, 2018 at 9:20 am #25865you are thinking of epoxy eurothane aka sikaflex expoxy is a high strength etch primer with anti corrosive properties. good for heat and stuff thatll be around oil
Any issues with filling the holes with expoxy? Like cracking or shrinking overtime?
February 8, 2018 at 5:50 pm #25866WHO does the shaving? They turned out great. Wouldn’t mind doing mine. If that’s the case
You can easily do it yourself Cav. You just need to grind off the posts and then either weld up or use a high-temp epoxy to fill the little divots left behind. I had mine welded up and then used JB-Weld to fill in any imperfections as it has a temperature rating of 290°C.
Mine is just ppg deltron epoxy, ppg enviroprime high fill, ppg enviroprime surfacer g7 and 2 coats of ppg deltron gloss black. very straight forward.
Had a look at my covers and realised they are different to the ls1’s. Would be a tonne of work involved in getting them smooth. Might just lash out on some billet covers.
i think edelbrock have a new generation style covers in black. youll have to message scott mccafferty where he bought his.
his are Bliss.
February 8, 2018 at 5:50 pm #25867
Bdj_007Participant- 2002 Holden Vx Commodore 1986 Holden Vl Berlina
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Posts: 206you are thinking of epoxy eurothane aka sikaflex expoxy is a high strength etch primer with anti corrosive properties. good for heat and stuff thatll be around oil
Any issues with filling the holes with expoxy? Like cracking or shrinking overtime?
I didnt fill them up with epoxy?
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they were welded
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February 9, 2018 at 10:16 am #25869I didnt fill them up with epoxy? they were welded
Ah now I get it.
Going by your original post it sounded to me like you just filled the holes with PPG Deltron Expoxy and then high filled over the top of them. Which in turn made me wonder about shrinking / cracking as you mentioned expoxy is just an etch primer.
Makes A LOT more sense now haha.
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January 1, 2019 at 2:42 am #27727
DESAM8Participant- under construction ls1 from grandpa spec barn find vl
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Posts: 2Hey mate sweet ride and conversion absolutely love it just got a question for u did u have any issues fitting the th350 in the tunnel I’ve heard a few mixed reports of wat people have said also not a lot of info out there about it
keen to start my conversion this year
February 7, 2019 at 9:24 am #27920Got my Spicer gears back from HPSF [high performance surface finishing] in Carrum Downs and they came up bloody awesome! I can vouch for this isotropic polish, it really makes the gears go the distance. It reduces the friction and the whine like you wouldn’t believe. but, mainly prelongs the life of the gears Before: After:
Have you done this before or know people that have?
February 7, 2019 at 11:05 am #27923
Bdj_007Participant- 2002 Holden Vx Commodore 1986 Holden Vl Berlina
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Posts: 206@desam8: It’s a tight fit on the drivers side. You’ll need to nurse out where the footrest is on the inside of the tunnel.
As well, you need to space the transmission down 10mm. You can do that with 100mm plates where the crossmember bolts to the body. Fyi, do your shifter first and put a bit of heater hose over the cable so it doesn’t melt. It gets very hot down there with a big stall converter!
@sands vs: My cousin work there. They do everything for the v8 supercars. Wheels, cranks, rods, cams diff/gearbox internals you name it. I swear by the process. HPSF In Carrum Downs and ask for Heath Goss 03 9775 0898
February 7, 2019 at 11:43 am #27925@sands vs: My cousin work there. They do everything for the v8 supercars. Wheels, cranks, rods, cams diff/gearbox internals you name it. I swear by the process. HPSF In Carrum Downs and ask for Heath Goss 03 9775 0898
Thanks mate because im looking at fitting a tru track and as part of it they have to machine down the side of the diff gears. I would prefer to recoat them with something. Carrum downs is so close ill go see them mate thanks for that.
February 7, 2019 at 11:52 am #27926
Bdj_007Participant- 2002 Holden Vx Commodore 1986 Holden Vl Berlina
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Posts: 206Isotropic polishing isn’t a form of coating but polishing. Its worth everycent
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